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lungwort
noun
    1. A perennial shade-loving plant with pale spotted leaves and clusters of pink or blue bell-shaped flowers.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon, from lungen lung + wyrt root; so called because various preparations made from it were believed to alleviate conditions affecting the lungs.



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